disclaimer:i do not own final fantasy 13 or any of its characters

I wrote the story while my friend came up with the name and checked it for errors

Fangs favor:

"What do you want Fang? I'm busy at the moment." Hope asked clearly annoyed.

Hope was trying to fix what was left of his busted boomerang, thanks to Fang hitting it with her spear like a baseball to kill a humbara.

"Just wondering what your messing with. That's all."said Fang

She said wondering why he sounded pissed.

"I'm trying to fix my boomerang thanks to a certain someone, who thought it was a baseball. And also screamed home-run when it hit the damned humbara!" Hope snapped back

Fang didn't know Hope very well, but she could tell he was calm most of the time. Almost like a mini lighting, but a whole lot nicer, for sure.

It was funny, but maybe a little too far. He's pissed now, but I got to admit he is kinda cute when he's mad. Maybe I should make it up to him.'fang thought and the smiled devilishly

"Hey Sazh you said, there was a town coming up right?"

"Yea there is, but soldier girl said were avoiding it."he replied "I was hoping we could at least stop there and grab some food. I'm tired of Snow looking at my little chocobo as if its dinner."

Great leave it to lighting for being paranoid. Fang thought."Hey hope come here I got a favor to ask."

"Give me one good reason why I should do you a favor?" Hope asked.

Hope heard stories about Fang from Vanille, her number one fan. She had told him about her adventures, pranks, jokes, and so much more.

"It will be worth it in the end if you helped me." She replied

"Oh really, you said that awhile back ago, and look what it got me" he said pointing at his broken boomerang.

"Alright I'll tell you what do me this favor, and I'll buy you a new boomerang, for breaking that one. Also I'll give you something in return for helping me. Trust me it will be worth it." Fang said with a large smirk on her face.

I don't like that grin on her face, but I could use a new boomerang considering this one ain't worth shit now! Hope thought."Alright, What'cha need me to do?"

"Its simple I want you to talk lightning into letting us stop, and stay the night at the next town." Fang told Hope.

"OK, and what makes you think I can get Lightning to change her mind?" Hope asked

Hope got Fang on that one. Everyone in the group knew when Lightning made up her mind there was no changing it. You would have better chances taking on a group of PSICOM troops bare handed.

"Well I think you can change her mind" Snow interrupted.

"Snow has all the hits you've taken from the creatures of Grand Pulse,the PSICOM soldiers, and Lightning finally messed up that head of yours?" In a "Are you stupid?" tone, "Why do you and Fang think I can change her mind? Give me one good reason."

Snow and Fang thought for a good five minutes about everything that has happened on there journey, then the gears in Snow's head finally started turning.

"Ok Hope, well you see, ou have a better chance of convincing her, because she trusts you, and second your judgment is more trusted than anyone in the group.." Snow said "I'm sure you can think of something to tell her."

With that Snow gives Hope a shove, and sends him off to talk to Lightning.

"Lightning?" Hope said sprinting ahead to the front of the group, cautiously to talk to lightning, trying not to annoy her to keep her in a mood that won't involve her killing him.

"What, Hope?" Lightning asked.

"Um... well you see we kinda need to stop at the next town."

Lightning stopped dead in her tracks, then turned around and shot hope a glare. One that could send a veteran soldier running with his tail between his legs.

"We are not stopping, its too dangerous; We could get spotted or worse,attacked."

lightning replied.

"I know the risks, but we are running low on supplies and out equipment is breaking. We don't have the material to fix it, and with no good weapon or items we're basically screwed if our weapons break mid fight, or we run out of items" Hope said

Lightning stopped and pondered this, and after a while she responded, "Guess you're right there. Alright but keep an eye out, if I sense any danger, we are out of there, understood?"Lightning replied

Hope said with a smirk on his face, and disbelief in his voice:

"Gotcha."